From Has Now Completely Ignored A Huge Part Of Boyd’s Original Story For 2 Seasons

From‘s Boyd Stevens (Harold Perrineau) experiencing Parkinson’s disease symptoms was a significant part of his season 1 story, but it has been overlooked in From seasons 2 and 3. As defined by the World Health Organization, “Parkinson’s disease is a brain condition that causes problems with movement, mental health, sleep, pain and other health issues.”Common Parkinson’s disease symptoms include involuntary movements and tremors known as dyskinesias. The severity of symptoms varies between individuals, but cognitive impairment can also occur.

Back to the Future actor Michael J. Fox is one of the most well-known individuals who have Parkinson’s disease, with his diagnosis being publicly shared in 1991. He went on to create the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, which is a non-profit organization that funds scientific research to find a cure. There are medicines that can help control symptoms, but a cure has yet to be discovered. As From‘s cast of characters face new challenges, the importance of Boyd’s Parkinson’s disease in season 1 has seemingly been forgotten.

Boyd Had Symptoms Of Parkinson’s Disease In From Season 1

His Father Had Parkinson’s Disease

In From season 1, Boyd began to experience involuntary tremors, specifically with his hands shaking. Boyd’s father had Parkinson’s and tremors were the first symptoms he began to experience when he was Boyd’s age. Parkinson’s disease is usually not hereditary, but the symptoms convinced him that he now had the same medical condition as well. He shared this information when he went to talk with his wife, Abby (Lisa Ryder), where she was buried, and he shared it with Kenny Liu (Ricky He).

Boyd’s Parkinson’s symptoms were one of the primary factors that motivated him to go into the forest with Sara Myers (Avery Konrad) toward the end of season 1 in order to find answers and a way home. As he explained to Kenny, he needed to do this while he still could, and before Parkinson’s physically or cognitively prevented him from doing so. This gave a sense of urgency to his mission and was why he was unwilling to delay his venture into the forest.

From Seasons 2 & 3 Have Forgotten About Boyd’s Parkinson’s Disease

The Tremors Stopped And Boyd Has Been Focused On Other Problems

Boyd’s Parkinson’s disease was pushed aside in seasons 2 and 3, even though it was a significant part of his motivations in season 1. Season 2 instead focused on Boyd getting infected after being in the Tower with Martin (Robert Verlaque), with worms crawling under Boyd’s skin that no one else could see, along with experiencing terrifying hallucinations. Boyd eventually stopped this by smashing the music box inside the Tower, which also saved several major From characters from their own horrific and nearly lethal hallucinations.

Julie Matthews (Hannah Cheramy), Marielle (Kaelen Ohm), and Randall (A.J. Simmons) were possessed and nearly killed by their hallucinations caused by the music box.

Season 3 has seen Boyd contending with From‘s brutal monsters and the Town itself becoming increasingly ruthless. These challenges are fitting for the science-fiction horror series, but this does not change the fact that Boyd’s Parkinson’s symptoms have gone unaddressed, and his tremors have seemingly stopped in seasons 2 and 3. This makes Boyd’s season 1 story feel more disconnected than it should be from his story in seasons 2 and 3.

From Still Has A Compelling Way To Explain Forgetting Boyd’s Medical Condition

His Previous Symptoms Can Tie Into The Ongoing Mysteries

As more is revealed about the monsters, the Boy in White, and other supernatural mysteries, it is possible that they were the real source of Boyd’s tremors, and not Parkinson’s disease. This could be a way of answering some of the ongoing mysteries while also addressing a seemingly forgotten and major element of Boyd’s season 1 story. The monsters relish tormenting Boyd, and making him think that he had Parkinson’s disease like his father could have just been a temporary way of trying to push him to his breaking point.

The Town seems inherently more evil than the Island in
Lost
, but it is also possible that the Town healed Boyd of Parkinson’s disease

When that did not work, the Town may have opted for more extreme methods, including the infection and ripping the skull of Tian-Chen Liu (Elizabeth Moy) open in front of him. The Town seems inherently more evil than the Island in Lost, but it is also possible that the Town healed Boyd of Parkinson’s disease, similar to how the Island healed Rose Nadler (L. Scott Caldwell) of cancer and John Locke (Terry O’Quinn) of paralysis. Since Boyd was never officially diagnosed, he may never have had Parkinson’s disease, with the tremors being caused by something else in From.

Source: World Health Organization